Living Aboard in Vancouver ?

[bajabound]

Originally Posted by serah

We're living aboard in Vancouver as well at Mosquito Creek. I like the previous post about a a get-together, even if I realize it's been a few years since that was posted. Feel free to ask any questions!

Yes! Let's have a vancouver meet 'n greet! I'm new to the sailing here in Vancouver and miss the cruiser lifestyle and people!

-Claire

[Nomdaica]

Originally Posted by bajabound

Yes! Let's have a vancouver meet 'n greet! I'm new to the sailing here in Vancouver and miss the cruiser lifestyle and people!

-Claire

Done. 7pm wed night at the Wicklow bar beside monks. We can row and tie up there. Claire is already in..... Who else ?

[cwyckham]

Originally Posted by Nomdaica

Done. 7pm wed night at the Wicklow bar beside monks. We can row and tie up there. Claire is already in..... Who else ?

We'd love to join. We're not live aboards, though. We're new to Vancouver.

[shorebird]

Spruce harbor on false Creek is the only approved liveaboard marina in Vancouver proper, although the city does issue a few liveaboard permits for other marinas. The waiting list for a liveaboard slip at Spruce harbor is, I'm told, about 10 years, and you need to buy shares in the Co-op for around $50,000.

[bajabound]

Originally Posted by shorebird

Spruce harbor on false Creek is the only approved liveaboard marina in Vancouver proper, although the city does issue a few liveaboard permits for other marinas. The waiting list for a liveaboard slip at Spruce harbor is, I'm told, about 10 years, and you need to buy shares in the Co-op for around $50,000.

Yes, I looked into it. The website says the waitlist is 5-7 years unless you buy a boat that's already there, then you can buy the shares. Yes, it is 50,000 but the annual fees are like 1,000 which is next to nothing. Heather civic marina and coal harbour also offer live aboard boatslip mooring rentals on a monthly basis.

[bobofthenorth]

Originally Posted by Nomdaica

Done. 7pm wed night at the Wicklow bar beside monks. We can row and tie up there. Claire is already in..... Who else ?

Do it again in January and we'll come over from the Island. Right now we're landlocked west of Houston but thinking of the coast.

[Nomdaica]

Originally Posted by cwyckham

We'd love to join. We're not live aboards, though. We're new to Vancouver.

The more the merrier! Come on down!

[eliems]

Moorage Available - $8 (New Westminster )

Date: 2011-12-03, 12:04PM PST
Reply to: see below


Fresh water up to 40 feet, $8/foot. Live-a-boards, or, non live-a-boards welcome. Call 604-524-8918.

[capcook]

Hi Vancouver folks...

What is the heater of choice there? What is the insolation method of choice? Above waterline too ? Does everyone use power ventalation ?

Just Curious...

Cheers

[serah]

We'r legit liveaboards here at Mosquito. Yes, it's true that Spruce Harbour is the only
cooperative in Vancouver, but there are other options. Shelter Island actively accepts liveaboards. Mosquito is no longer accepting, we go in just as they started enforcing that rule.
We're in for Wednesday at Monks!

[nwdiver]

Liveaboard=sneakaboard in Vancouver, when asked by the staff at the marina say, no then they don't need to do anything, but you have to be very low key. I have lived all over Vancouver and had one of the Liveaboard spots in Cole Harbour when they went in many years ago.

[cwyckham]

Originally Posted by Nomdaica

The more the merrier! Come on down!

Aargh! Just got called away on business at the last minute. If you guys have fun we should make it semi regular

[Nomdaica]

Originally Posted by cwyckham

Aargh! Just got called away on business at the last minute. If you guys have fun we should make it semi regular

Deal! We should start a mailing group of some sort for pnw events and such....

[hummingway]

I'm not sure about doing a mailing group but we do have the PNW group here at the forum. I wonder if we could make it work?

[etesian]

Hi, I'd like to join in on a meet up if it happens again or becomes a regular thing. I liveaboard in Squamish with my girlfriend and our dog. It would be nice to get to know some other boat people who are also braving the winter aboard a boat.